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Women lag behind economically, says UN report
A major report from United Nations (UN) Women released in seven cities globally on Monday reveals that women are still under-represented in economic leadership positions, from trade unions to corporate boards, from finance ministries to international financial institutions
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major report from United Nations (UN) Women released in seven cities globally on Monday reveals that women are still under-represented in economic leadership positions, from trade unions to corporate boards, from finance ministries to international financial institutions.
"Women's membership in trade unions is growing in some countries, but they rarely reach top leadership positions," said the report entitled.
"Progress of the World's Women 2015-2016: Transforming Economies, Realizing Rights" made available to The Jakarta Post on Monday.
In 2014, across six of the most influential global economic institutions, women's representation on their boards ranged from 4 to 20 percent.
Through case studies and concrete examples of change from Bolivia to Botswana, Progress calls for a paradigm shift in the way governments, financial institutions, businesses and civil society approach economic policy thinking and human rights, to bring about an alternative economic agenda which places women and their rights at its center.
"The new economic agenda that UN Women is advocating for is not a pipe dream. Many countries, including low-income developing countries, are already implementing elements of this agenda," said Shahra Razavi, UN Women's research and data section chief who is lead author of the report. (ebf)(++++)
